American Film Institute's Top 100 Films: No. 11I like your car. Charlie Chaplin
My very first experience with Charlie Chaplin. While this isn't my favorite film from the project so far, it was one I enjoyed. After watching a selection of very serious, long movies, it was refreshing to watch something so light-hearted.
I think one of the reasons why I liked this movie so much is because it was generally just a goofy film. When he's getting all sloppy drunk with his buddy, falling down and waking up in his bed, it reminded me of college. I think the title should have been changed from City Lights to What Happens After A Kegger. My favorite part was when The Tramp had the hiccups, which sounded like chirping birds, thus attracting the pack of dogs.
I've never seen a "silent" film before - I say use silent in quotations because there was music in the background and muffled talking, a la' adult Peanuts characters, in the beginning. I enjoyed the way each scene was sort of its own little story that somehow tied into the overall theme. While watching I kept thinking to myself how much Chaplin resembled Adolf Hitler, only to discover afterward this was no coincidence: Hitler grew his own mustache after Chaplin, whom he hated and believed to be Jewish, because he thought it would make him more endearing to the general public. Cute movie, would watch again anytime I was looking for a smile.
3.5 stars out of 5
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